Proposal for composition of Wärtsilä's Board of Directors

Wärtsilä Corporation, Stock exchange release 10 March 2005 at 10:30 UTC+2

The shareholders representing more than 40% of all the Wärtsilä Corporation votes propose that the Annual General Meeting on 21 March 2005 elect seven members to Wärtsilä’s Board of Directors and that the following individuals be elected to the Board: Mr Heikki Allonen, Mr Göran J. Ehrnrooth, Mr Risto Hautamäki, Mr Jaakko Iloniemi, Mr Antti Lagerroos, Mr Bertel Langenskiöld and Mr Matti Vuoria.

All the said individuals have given their consent to election.

The Board members serve for a term of one year.